20785913https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20785913KentuckyBourbonCounty2691859Circuit26101859Circuitdismissed103Bourbon County Courthouse, Paris, KentuckyJohn Leer states that B. B. Marsh "in the presence & hearing of divers good citizens" accused him and his male slave of stealing ten or fifteen hogs. Leer states that "he has suffered damage by the speaking of sd. slanderous words to the amt of $5000, and prays judgment for sd Damages & for general relief."SlanderTheft by enslavedDrunkenness